Enhanced degradation of organic wastewater containing p-nitrophenol by a novel wet electrocatalytic oxidation process: Parameter optimization and degradation mechanism

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-129

  Dai, Qizhou ^a   Lei, Lecheng ^a   Zhang, Xingwang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation mechanism; Instantaneous current efficiency; Wet air oxidation; Wet electrocatalytic oxidation

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTROCATALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHENOLS;

DEGRADATION MECHANISM; INSTANTANEOUS CURRENT EFFICIENCY; WET AIR OXIDATION; WET ELECTROCATALYTIC OXIDATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 42949135528     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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